Bermuda civil and statutory proceedings
When must notice of a Bermuda petition appearance arrive?
For postal notice, reach the stated address by 4 PM on the preceding day; Friday precedes Monday. Give the signed Form 10 notice to the petitioner at the advertised address. Rule 25 distinguishes service or post. Its express postal arrival requirement and Friday-to-Monday deeming prevent a simple one-calendar-day model.
- Period
- For postal notice, reach the stated address by 4 PM on the preceding day; Friday precedes Monday
- Trigger
- The appointed hearing and actual delivery or ordinary postal course
- Rule
- Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 25(4) and (6)
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 25(4) and (6). Official consolidated body retrieved October 10, 2026. Bermuda Laws Online states laws amended through August 11, 2026. The BR 120/2020 amendments are retained with the consolidated rules.
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Rule 25 distinguishes service or post. Its express postal arrival requirement and Friday-to-Monday deeming prevent a simple one-calendar-day model. Establish the appointed hearing and actual delivery or ordinary postal course and the actual completion required to give the signed Form 10 notice to the petitioner at the advertised address.
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When must notice of a Bermuda petition appearance arrive?
For postal notice, reach the stated address by 4 PM on the preceding day; Friday precedes Monday. Give the signed Form 10 notice to the petitioner at the advertised address. Rule 25 distinguishes service or post. Its express postal arrival requirement and Friday-to-Monday deeming prevent a simple one-calendar-day model.
Responsible actor. Person intending to appear at the petition hearing.
The appointed hearing and actual delivery or ordinary postal course.
Rule 25 distinguishes service or post. Its express postal arrival requirement and Friday-to-Monday deeming prevent a simple one-calendar-day model.
Rule 25 distinguishes service or post. Its express postal arrival requirement and Friday-to-Monday deeming prevent a simple one-calendar-day model.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 25(4) and (6)How does this provision count time?
- Establish the appointed hearing and actual delivery or ordinary postal course.
- Give the signed Form 10 notice to the petitioner at the advertised address.
- For a Monday hearing use the express Friday rule. Posting must allow arrival in ordinary course by the stated cutoff.
- A Registry carry cannot replace arrival at the petitioner’s address. Establish the actual hearing day and delivery route.
For a Monday hearing use the express Friday rule. Posting must allow arrival in ordinary course by the stated cutoff.
A Registry carry cannot replace arrival at the petitioner’s address. Establish the actual hearing day and delivery route.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 25(4) and (6)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Rule 25 distinguishes service or post. Its express postal arrival requirement and Friday-to-Monday deeming prevent a simple one-calendar-day model. Establish the appointed hearing and actual delivery or ordinary postal course and the actual completion required to give the signed Form 10 notice to the petitioner at the advertised address.
Person intending to appear at the petition hearing establishes the appointed hearing and actual delivery or ordinary postal course. For a Monday hearing use the express Friday rule. Posting must allow arrival in ordinary course by the stated cutoff. For postal notice, reach the stated address by 4 PM on the preceding day; Friday precedes Monday. Give the signed Form 10 notice to the petitioner at the advertised address. Establish actual completion before calculating a final date.
A proposed boundary intersects a closure or holiday while the party seeks to give the signed Form 10 notice to the petitioner at the advertised address. A Registry carry cannot replace arrival at the petitioner’s address. Establish the actual hearing day and delivery route. Establish the applicable computation and completion rule. No assumed carried date is supplied.
The hearing is on Monday and notice is posted late on Friday. Rule 25 distinguishes service or post. Its express postal arrival requirement and Friday-to-Monday deeming prevent a simple one-calendar-day model. Resolve the changed source branch and required act. The nominal period alone does not establish this scenario.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual procedure and branch
- Rule 25 distinguishes service or post. Its express postal arrival requirement and Friday-to-Monday deeming prevent a simple one-calendar-day model.
- Count and complete the actual act
- For a Monday hearing use the express Friday rule. Posting must allow arrival in ordinary course by the stated cutoff. A Registry carry cannot replace arrival at the petitioner’s address. Establish the actual hearing day and delivery route.
- Actor and required completion
- Person intending to appear at the petition hearing. Give the signed Form 10 notice to the petitioner at the advertised address.
- Rule 25 distinguishes service or post. Its express postal arrival requirement and Friday-to-Monday deeming prevent a simple one-calendar-day model.
- Person intending to appear at the petition hearing. The appointed hearing and actual delivery or ordinary postal course. Give the signed Form 10 notice to the petitioner at the advertised address. Rule 25 distinguishes service or post. Its express postal arrival requirement and Friday-to-Monday deeming prevent a simple one-calendar-day model.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must notice of a Bermuda petition appearance arrive?
Who receives notice?
The petitioner at the address stated in the advertisement.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 25(4) and (6)What must notice contain?
The intending person’s address and signature under paragraph (2).
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 25(4) and (6)What is the postal cutoff?
Ordinary-course arrival not later than 4 PM on the day before hearing.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 25(4) and (6)Which day precedes a Monday hearing?
Friday is treated as the day before the following Monday.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 25(4) and (6)Is posting by 4 PM sufficient?
No. Paragraph (4) refers to ordinary-course arrival by the cutoff.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 25(4) and (6)Can a person appear without compliance?
Paragraph (5) requires special leave for that situation.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 25(4) and (6)Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 25(4) and (6) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules 18–26 and 73–75 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Companies (Winding-Up) Amendment Rules 2020 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation Act 1951, applicable computation provisions | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |